diff --git a/src/ui/ui.pro b/src/ui/ui.pro
index a1346eb..f8052a2 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.pro
+++ b/src/ui/ui.pro
@@ -293,16 +293,9 @@ unix:!macx {
     appstream.path = "$$INSTALL_ROOT$$PREFIX/share/metainfo/"
     appstream.files += "$$INSTALLFILESDIR/notepadqq.appdata.xml"
 
-    # == Dummy target used to fix permissions at the end of the install ==
-    # A random path. Without one, qmake refuses to create the rule.
-    set_permissions.path = "$$INSTALL_ROOT$$PREFIX/bin/"
-    # We want to keep $$INSTALL_ROOT as a variable in the makefile, so we use $(INSTALL_ROOT)
-    unix:set_permissions.extra = chmod 755 $(INSTALL_ROOT)\"$$PREFIX/bin/notepadqq\"
-
     # MAKE INSTALL
     INSTALLS += target \
          icon_h16 icon_h22 icon_h24 icon_h32 icon_h48 icon_h64 icon_h96 icon_h128 icon_h256 icon_h512 icon_hscalable \
-         misc_data launch shortcuts appstream \
-         set_permissions
+         misc_data launch shortcuts appstream
 
 }